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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 55 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Plant Breeding and Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,842
5,209
0.892
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant breeding
biotechnology
genetics
statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
2,352
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Agriculture policy
value chain
agribusiness
impact and adoption study
climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
1,057
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Soil Plant Atmosphere Continuum and Mycorrhiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
1,003
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Plant Genetic Resources
Agrobiodiversity Conservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,069
791
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant disease and managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,009
921
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Agricultural Economics and Policy researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
742
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Food Processing
Food Chemistry
Dairy Science and Technology
Food Engineern
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
664
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Soil Fertility
Soil Organic Carbon
Pedolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
599
0.862
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Plant Science
Molecular Breeding
Rice
Agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
491
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Crop Breeding
Genetics and Biometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
464
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Agricultural Water Soil Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
458
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Agronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
456
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Conservation agriculture
crop management
climate smart agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
336
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Agricultural Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
373
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
413
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Food Science
Vegetable Science
Stress physiology
Postharvest Horticulture
Gene Expressio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
342
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Agricultural Economics
Adoption and Impacts
Gender Inclusion
Behavioral Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
371
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
403
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
IPM
Insect ecology
Pesticide residue
Apicultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
312
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Impact and adoption stud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
329
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
food science and technology
food engineering
novel non-thermal processing
statistical modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
297
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Study on adoption of agricultural technologies
benefit cost analysis of agricultural productio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
298
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fodder
Pasture and Agroforestr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
204
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Horticultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
241
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,716
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jiban Shrestha
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,842
5,209
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,047
36
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bal Krishna Joshi
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
2,352
0.596
Plant breeding
biotechnology
genetics
statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,924
136
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Krishna Timsina
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
1,057
0.834
Agriculture policy
value chain
agribusiness
impact and adoption study
climate chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,189
153
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Parashuram Bhantana
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
1,003
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,365
156
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Krishna Ghimire|Krishna Ghimire, KH Ghimire, K Ghimire
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,069
791
0.740
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Plant Genetic Resources
Agrobiodiversity Conservatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,274
169
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Subash Subedi
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,009
921
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
742,115
190
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yuga Nath Ghimire
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
742
0.824
Agricultural Economics and Policy researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,514
222
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pravin Ojha
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
664
0.877
Food Processing
Food Chemistry
Dairy Science and Technology
Food Engineern
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
833,114
239
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Roshan Babu Ojha
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
599
0.862
Soil Fertility
Soil Organic Carbon
Pedolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,410
250
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ujjawal Kumar Singh Kushwaha|UKS Kushwaha, Ujjawal Kr. S. Kushwaha
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
491
0.753
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Plant Science
Molecular Breeding
Rice
Agricultur
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
876,438
265
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mahendra Prasad Tripathi
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
464
0.756
Crop Breeding
Genetics and Biometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
921,762
291
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Er Shiva Kumar Jha
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
458
0.842
Agricultural Water Soil Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
960,006
311
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Narayan Khatri
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
456
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
975,834
323
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tika Karki
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
336
0.703
Conservation agriculture
crop management
climate smart agricultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
987,323
329
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Samaya Gairhe
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
373
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,017,550
346
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shree Prasad Vista
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
413
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,026,437
351
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tek Prasad Gotame
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
342
0.809
Food Science
Vegetable Science
Stress physiology
Postharvest Horticulture
Gene Expressio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,040,364
362
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Deepa Devkota
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
371
0.907
Agricultural Economics
Adoption and Impacts
Gender Inclusion
Behavioral Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,042,182
364
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sudeep Subedi
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
403
0.990
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Agricultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,213
375
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sunil Aryal
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
312
0.798
IPM
Insect ecology
Pesticide residue
Apicultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,102,864
403
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Surya Prasad Adhikari
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
329
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,103,036
404
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Roman Karki
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
297
0.844
food science and technology
food engineering
novel non-thermal processing
statistical modellin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,136,643
425
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sanjiv Subedi
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
298
0.917
Study on adoption of agricultural technologies
benefit cost analysis of agricultural productio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,170,316
442
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ram Prasad Ghimire
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
204
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,239,649
489
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Krishna Poudel
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
241
0.931